Long-toothed false moray (Boehlkenchelys longidentata)

Scientific name: Boehlkenchelys longidentata Tighe, 1992

Long-toothed false moray (Boehlkenchelys longidentata)

The Long-toothed false moray (Boehlkenchelys longidentata) is a marine fish of the family Chlopsidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Chagos. Islands, Ambon, Fiji, and Palau.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 340-373; Anal soft rays: 253 - 294; Vertebrae: 121 - 128. Uniformly olive-brown in life. Body depth 27-31; HL 7.5 - 7.7. Dorsal fin begins above or slightly anterior to the gill opening. Pectoral fin well-developed, rounded, almost twice eye diameter in length. Snout relatively deep. Gape moderate, rictus behind posterior margin of eye. Anterior nostril tubular, slightly behind tip of snout, directed anterolaterally. Posterior nostril a simple elliptical opening in front of middle of eye. Lateral line obsolete except for 2-3 pores in the branchial region.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Boehlkenchelys longidentata
Family
Chlopsidae (False morays)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.1
Depth range
12–65 m (39–213 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 65 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Chagos. Islands, Ambon, Fiji, and Palau.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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